Sports, Twitter, and everything that goes with them...

It's that time of year when sports fans need ADD meds to keep things straight. Baseball has started, hockey is in playoffs, basketball is wrapping up, and football is in spring practice. Things are basically nuts! As a fan I love this time of year. Everything all at once! My Twitter timeline has  more sports related items than ESPN. Unfortantely, this time of year can bring out the worst in sports fans.
Here recently I've noticed a trend, and not a good one. I'm seeing more and more people go after each other over sports. Smack talk is one thing, but this is worse. A friend described it as vitriol. I agree. People are going after each other with such disgust, disrespect, hurt, and anger. Ugh!
I understand passion for a game or a team. And I understand things said in the virtual world can be misread and misunderstood. But what I'm seeing is unnerving.
I was raised to respect others people's opinions and feelings. I was also taught early on it was ok to agree to disagree. And, as I grew up, I learned the importance of letting things go. There are some out there that need a refresher course in all 3.
People do things you don't agree with. People like teams you don't like. People like other people you don't like. The world doesn't end because 2 people disagree. Agree to disagree and MOVE ON! Let it go. Don't sit there and subtweet, or even direct tweet, for days about it. It makes you look like an ugly ass who deserved to be unfollowed, unfriended, muted, or blocked all together.
Keep it classy people!

South Beach and Me

Guess what! As of today, I have been on the South Beach Diet for a whopping 11 days! If you know me and my love affair with food, this is HUGE!!!! I will be honest though, I haven't been truly faithful with the diet. For the first 9 days I would allow my self 1 "cheat" item. This helped me ease into the diet. I can tell a difference. I have more energy, enough to do a 22 hour day with little caffeine energy. I'm noticing that parts of me are shrinking. Not sure if others notice, but I do, and that is what matters. A friend asked what day of the week I weigh or if I was doing it based on inches. I'm doing neither. I know me. I need to change my relationship with food and not worry about numbers. I going on how I feel and I think I look. I know where I want to be and I know what it's going to take to get there. So, I'm going to continue Phase 1 for another 2 1/2 weeks and then switch to Phase 2. Also, need to start the whole exercise thing. GULP! Not looking forward to that, but it must be done. I have a goal to do PX90 without killing myself. Hmmmmm

Hope everyone has a good day!

Kat

Me...

Everyone has things in their past that shape them as a person. It wasn't until recently that I realized how much some of my past actions shape me as a person. There are some things that I do that may seem irrational to some but make sense to me. There have been times when I have felt that I needed to apologize for who I was and the way I acted. Based on past experiences, it was what I was supposed to do. I realize now that I should not ever have to apologize for who I am. So, who am I?

I am a woman who loves with all her heart. Some say I give it too freely, but I don't feel that I do.
I am a friend. If I call you friend, know that the title of friend come with me and all my quirks. I am there when you need me and I expect the same in return.
I expect honesty of those closest to me and I give honesty in return.
Respect is something that is earned. And I will be the first to tell you that there is no hard and fast rule to how earn respect from me.
Along with all of this comes trust. Trust is earned and given with the stipulation that if you break it, there will be no more.
I am a caregiver. I have a tendency to try to take care of the people I care for the most. It is something I have always done. It is something that I will always do.
I am someone who puts my own personal needs and wants to the side to make sure the people I care for are taken care of. This is hard for some to understand. But it is how I was raised.

I'm not saying that I don't struggle with these things, because I do, daily. I'm saying this is me and don't try to change me, just try to understand me.

Kat

Caution: Fragile

It's Thursday night and I'm ready for this week to be over! Thanks to others I have had to relive a time in my life that I would rather not repeat. At least this time I knew what to do and could control the fallout. Years ago I wasn't so lucky. It just reminds me of how fragile trust is and how people can twist words and situations to fit their needs.

Things in our past shape who we are now. This statement is especially true in this situation. I've been told before that I don't let people in and I don't trust easily. It's true. But what most don't know is there is a backstory as to why. It isn't something that is for public consumption. It's an experience that I alone own.

I think at times people jump to conclusions about how people should or would act in given situations. Then they are surprised when you don't do what they expect. Just keep in mind there may be a backstory as to why the person goes with the unexpected. I think we need to spend less time being appalled by actions and spend more time finding out the reason behind the actions.

Take time to get to know people. Build and maintain friendships and relationships. Build and keep the trust. Because without trust, you have nothing.

Well here we go…

Hello All!

I finally did it. I've started a blog. Now as to what you going to find in this blog I have no clue. It mainly going to be randomness that comes to mind, mainly what won't fit in 140 characters. From time to time you may even see some of my poetry show up. Feel free to leave comments. But only those that are deemed constructive and praising will be taken to heart.

KitKat